Wiebe Wakker

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Wiebe Wakker

I'm Wiebe Wakker aka the Non-Flying Dutchman. I drove from the Netherlands to Australia in an electric car and I didn't spend a dime.

Now I travel the world as a speaker, sharing my adventures and misadventures, all without stepping on a plane. Hello, I'm Wiebe Wakker, think of me as an eco-friendly Phileas Fogg. I drove from the Netherlands to Australia in an electric car called the Blue Bandit and didn't spend a dime. It's true, I'm as thrifty with my travel budget as I am with carbon emissions! Now, I travel the world as a sp

eaker, sharing my adventures and misadventures, all without stepping on a plane. Buckle up; it's going to be a hilarious ride!

05/01/2026

Snow in Haarlem. Statistically rarer than affordable housing. Trains confused. Bikes useless. Instagram very productive.

31/12/2025

2025: took risks, evolved, failed, enjoyed it.
Slept too little. Published a book (minor life project). Proud of the outcome.

Made new plans and ideas.
Now working hard to make sure 2026 looks like it was on purpose.

25/12/2025

Merry crisis, you filthy animals. May 2026 be more real, more human and a bit less polished.
Subtle book promotion is overrated anyway. 
PS. Die Hard is a Christmas movie.

02/12/2025

No AI, I’m really in National Geographic Traveler!

As a student, I used to read this magazine, dreaming of trips that I thought were impossible at the time.

Years later, I drove to Australia in an electric car with no money and ended up in this magazine.

And now even my book about this trip is in it.

My 19-year-old self would probably ask, ‘How?!’

Definitely proud!

21/11/2025

Some people might think it’s AI… but most know this totally, absolutely, 100% happened.

09/11/2025

Vandaag met mijn boek op de voorpagina van de krant, en ook nog eens twee pagina’s met foto’s!

Grappig eigenlijk: mijn boek gaat er juist over dat de wereld niet zo slecht is als we vaak op het nieuws zien.

Dus… ben ik nou goed nieuws of slecht nieuws?!

04/11/2025

October photo dump

23/10/2025

I promised to personally deliver the first 10 books… so off we went: me and the Blue Bandit, doing a tiny remake of the 95,000 km road trip.

Still limited to 200 km range. Still charging forever. Still relying on strangers for sockets, coffee and directions.
Basically Plug Me In: The Short Version™

Huge thanks to Hankook Tire Netherlands for the fresh tires, that’s the only thing fresh and steady on my car.

These books are now signed and delivered.

Yours is just a click away → link in comments.

21/10/2025

My trip to Australia was survival. For three years.
 Sleeping on the front seat, showering in rivers, eating whatever strangers offered… basically the five-star experience, just without the stars.

Back then, “luxury mode” meant finding a socket and Wifi in the same place.

With the new Deepal S07, that story would’ve been a lot shorter… and way more comfortable.

From survival to glamping.

19/10/2025

Had to make my own version.

14/10/2025

First I was sleeping on strange sofas and now I’m lying in bookshops, good upgrade! Today I saw Plug Me In for the first time among other books, and between real writers. Proof that sitting inside and writing wasn’t just laziness.

Adres

Haarlem

Website

http://www.wiebewakker.com/, http://www.plugmeinproject.com/

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